wilful
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wilful
- /ˈwɪlfʊl/
- /ˈwɪlfəl/
Rhymes with -ɪlfəl
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From Middle English wilful; equivalent to will + -ful.
adjective more wilful · wilfuler · wilfuller · most wilful · wilfulest · wilfullest
- Intentional; deliberate. Knowingly or unknowingly, every therapist assumes that each client possesses the capacity to change through willful choice.
- Stubborn and determined. Mary had taken the whim into her willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her.
